I liked how everything tied together in this one, but it feels like just the tip of an iceberg - almost like a short story despite its length - with mI liked how everything tied together in this one, but it feels like just the tip of an iceberg - almost like a short story despite its length - with much more left to explore. I think that's partly because Alexander doesn't provide a ton of backstory - for example, there's no time spent on where Rowan and Rownie come from; Rownie just knows he's pretty much always been at Graba's house. The world building is different and interesting; not quite steampunk, but similar. I feel like there could be a lot to explore thematically here and that perhaps I'd see more on a second reading. The metaphors of the masks/acting/and the theater all have a lot to give....more